Kane and Lamela double up to sign off at Wembley with a nine-goal thriller

Double trouble: Kane notches the first of his double for SpursAndy Rain/EPA

The defending was shambolic and the England strikers on both sides were clinical as Tottenham Hotspur ended their stay at Wembley in thrilling style, edging a nine-goal thriller thanks to Harry Kane’s 30th league goal of the season.

If Leicester City were trying to get their manager Claude Puel the sack after an indifferent end to the season then they made a fine effort of it after the interval. They led 3-1 at the break before Tottenham roared back to take a 4-3 lead. Leicester then levelled through Jamie Vardy before Kane had the final say in the 76th minute.

His tally of 30 league goals is the highest of his career so far and he became only the seventh player in Europe’s top five…

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